New Zealand Ford/Marmon-Herrington recovery body info needed

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Who can help Peter, please?

Date: Thu, 13 Jul 2006 17:08:48 +1200
From: rob <robwon@clear.net.nz>
Subject: mamon herirngton

hi

my name is peter orchard i live in new zealand and i own a 1940 4x4 marmon herrington gun tractor and a 1941 6x6 ford marmon herrington / timken recovery truck simular to the austrailian pattern and was wondering if you had any information relating to the recovery body that was fiitted to these trucks

the new zealand army had only 6 of these vehicles as none have survived with their rcovery bodys it is making the restoration very difficult

any information would be gladly apprciated

thanks peter

[David Hardway]

It really depends on the definition of "recovery truck" i have some photos of an RNZAF 6x6 Marmon Crash/Fire tender but apart from that i thought our 6x6 Marmons were Gun Tractors

Also have a postwar photo showing three 1939 6x6 Marmons rebodied as drilling rigs parked next to a 1 ton 1939 Marmon Panel van

Must learn how to post photos here

Dave

david_hardway@hotmail.com

[Keith Webb]

In Australia we had a "Lorry, 3-ton recovery No3A" on a 6X6 Ford Marmon-Herrington chassis.

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Originally posted by David Hardway
Must learn how to post photos here

Dave, see Posting Images or e-mail to me and I'll post them here!

Thanks,
Hanno

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Here are David's photos:

Originally posted by David Hardway
It really depends on the definition of "recovery truck" i have some photos of an RNZAF 6x6 Marmon Crash/Fire tender

but apart from that i thought our 6x6 Marmons were Gun Tractors

Click here to see large size scans.

Excellent pics, David! Do you have any more to share?

Thanks,
Hanno

[David Hardway]

Thanks for posting the pics Hanno

The source of the photos is

"Special Ford Mechanised War Vehicles"


Presented by Ford Motor Company of New Zealand Limited


Presented to Group Captain A. De T.Neville CBE 12 Feb 1941


Letter in side the folder reads


Gentleman

This binder comprises photographs of specially developed Military Vehicles produced for Great Britain and Empire countries by the Ford Motor Company of Canada Ltd

Signed

Managing Director

Ford Motor Company of New Zealand Limited

Basically the folder has approx 100 production type photos either taken in Canada or New Zealand showing 11 and 12 pattern CMPs, The Rear engined Wheeled Carrier Chassis, The Marmon 6x6, The New Zealand built 1 ton Ford "Beaverette" Armoured Car, Universal Carrier and Modified Conventional 2 wheel drive trucks.

It also shows assembly photos , rolling chassis, partially assembled trucks, various assys winch etc

As well as the New Zealand 6x6 Marmon it also shows an RCAF La France equipped 6x6 Marmon

Dave

1941 3" Mortar Carrier
1941 Ford F30 LRDG Replica
1942 Ford F15A
1942 NZ Pattern Wheeled Carrier

[mh 6x6]

hi can dave put up the pics of the marmon 6x6 with the winch assembly as i believe mine was a winch recovery simular to the aust no3a recovery truck